Christian radio network in Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, and California
Pilgrim Radio is a network of radio stations broadcasting a Christian radio format. Pilgrim Radio's programming includes interviews with Christian leaders, discussion of current events/issues, news, a book-reading program, and teaching messages, along with Christian contemporary music. Pilgrim Radio is listener-supported and commercial-free.
The network is owned and operated by Western Inspirational Broadcasters, Inc., a 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit organization.
History
Further information:
KKDO
Western Inspirational Broadcasters was incorporated in 1962 to construct a new religious radio station. In 1969, land was acquired on McClelland Peak near Virginia City, Nevada , for the construction of a tower.[ 1] KNIS—"Nevada's Inspirational Station"[ 2] —made its first broadcast on 94.7 MHz on November 25, 1970.[ 3] The original studios were in a trailer.[ 4]
In 1988, Western Inspirational obtained a construction permit for the non-commercial 91.3 MHz frequency in Carson City. It sold the existing 94.7 facility, which could be converted to commercial authorization, to Sapphire Broadcasting of Washington, D.C. ,[ 5] The KNIS call letters moved to 91.3 when the frequency change occurred in October 1989;[ 6] the 94.7 frequency returned as a commercial station, KRWR , in June 1990.[ 7] [ a]
After previously growing with the installation of translators,[ 3] the network added a new high-power station with KCSP-FM 106.9 in Casper, Wyoming , in 1990. Like in Carson City, Western Inspirational sold the commercial station and moved to a non-commercial frequency at 90.3 MHz in order to feed more translators.[ 10]
Stations
In addition to streaming its programming at pilgrimradio.com, the signal is broadcast over-the-air on KNIS in Carson City, Nevada ; KNVQ in Elko, Nevada; KDOX in Big Pine, California ; KCSP-FM in Casper, Wyoming ; KDNR in Cheyenne, Wyoming ; KTME in Reliance, Wyoming; KPMD in Evanston, Wyoming; KMJB in Lander–Riverton, Wyoming; and KLMT in Billings, Montana . Its signal is also extended by a network of 28 FM translators in Nevada , California , and Wyoming .[ 11]
Full-power stations
Call sign
Frequency
City of license
State
First air date
Facility ID
Class
ERP (W )
Height (m (ft ))
Transmitter coordinates
FCC info
KDOX
91.3 FM
Big Pine
California
2012
173521
B
660 V 165 H
925.7 m (3,037 ft)
37°24′41.7″N 118°11′10.3″W / 37.411583°N 118.186194°W / 37.411583; -118.186194 (KDOX )
FCC (KDOX)
KLMT
89.3 FM
Billings
Montana
December 18, 2002 [ 12] : D-337
89849
A
980 V 350 H
161 m (528 ft)
45°45′49.3″N 108°27′20.4″W / 45.763694°N 108.455667°W / 45.763694; -108.455667 (KLMT )
FCC (KLMT)
KNIS[ b]
91.3 FM
Carson City
Nevada
October 15, 1989 [ 12] : D-351
71818
C0
67,000
660 m (2,170 ft)
39°15′30.9″N 119°42′37.1″W / 39.258583°N 119.710306°W / 39.258583; -119.710306 (KNIS )
FCC (KNIS)
KNVQ
90.7 FM
Spring Creek
Nevada
2010
173285
A
500
287 m (942 ft)
40°48′47.4″N 115°41′59.6″W / 40.813167°N 115.699889°W / 40.813167; -115.699889 (KNVQ )
FCC (KNVQ)
KCSP-FM
90.3 FM
Casper
Wyoming
1992 [ 12] : D-607
71810
C
100,000
593 m (1,946 ft)
42°44′25.9″N 106°18′26″W / 42.740528°N 106.30722°W / 42.740528; -106.30722 (KCSP-FM )
FCC (KCSP-FM)
KPMD[ c]
91.9 FM
Evanston
Wyoming
2005
94097
A
215
457 m (1,499 ft)
41°21′9.8″N 110°54′31.6″W / 41.352722°N 110.908778°W / 41.352722; -110.908778 (KPMD )
FCC (KPMD)
KMJB
89.1 FM
Hudson
Wyoming
2011
173291
C2
3,000
406 m (1,332 ft)
42°34′41.8″N 108°42′48.4″W / 42.578278°N 108.713444°W / 42.578278; -108.713444 (KMJB )
FCC (KMJB)
KTME
89.5 FM
Reliance
Wyoming
2010
176985
A
350
342.4 m (1,123 ft)
41°29′46.9″N 109°20′43.9″W / 41.496361°N 109.345528°W / 41.496361; -109.345528 (KTME )
FCC (KTME)
KDNR
88.7 FM
South Greeley
Wyoming
December 23, 2003 [ 12] : D-613
84104
A
500
129 m (423 ft)
41°6′2″N 105°1′30″W / 41.10056°N 105.02500°W / 41.10056; -105.02500 (KDNR )
FCC (KDNR)
Notes:
Call sign
Frequency
City of license
FID
ERP (W )
HAAT
Class
Transmitter coordinates
FCC info
K259CE
89.9 FM
Chester, California
71809
10
751.1 m (2,464 ft )
D
40°14′20.6″N 121°1′58.2″W / 40.239056°N 121.032833°W / 40.239056; -121.032833 (K259CE )
LMS
K210BC
89.9 FM
Johnstonville, California
71805
98
697 m (2,287 ft)
D
40°26′48.6″N 120°21′28.7″W / 40.446833°N 120.357972°W / 40.446833; -120.357972 (K210BC )
LMS
K220CO
91.9 FM
South Lake Tahoe, California
71797
149
28.4 m (93 ft)
D
38°54′36.8″N 120°2′9.1″W / 38.910222°N 120.035861°W / 38.910222; -120.035861 (K220CO )
LMS
K209AU
89.7 FM
Portola, California
71825
8
596 m (1,955 ft)
D
39°46′8.6″N 120°26′11.7″W / 39.769056°N 120.436583°W / 39.769056; -120.436583 (K209AU )
LMS
K213BF
90.5 FM
Quincy, California
71821
74
−199 m (−653 ft)
D
39°56′24.6″N 120°55′41.8″W / 39.940167°N 120.928278°W / 39.940167; -120.928278 (K213BF )
LMS
K211FG
90.1 FM
Battle Mountain, Nevada
71822
94
679.8 m (2,230 ft)
D
40°37′16.6″N 116°41′19.3″W / 40.621278°N 116.688694°W / 40.621278; -116.688694 (K211FG )
LMS
K220DT
91.9 FM
Ely, Nevada
71826
11
258 m (846 ft)
D
39°15′52.8″N 114°53′37.1″W / 39.264667°N 114.893639°W / 39.264667; -114.893639 (K220DT )
LMS
K208BR
89.5 FM
Eureka, Nevada
71801
50
−77.9 m (−256 ft)
D
39°30′40″N 115°57′55.9″W / 39.51111°N 115.965528°W / 39.51111; -115.965528 (K208BR )
LMS
K214FA
90.7 FM
Hawthorne, Nevada
71812
40
980.5 m (3,217 ft)
D
38°27′24.6″N 118°45′52.1″W / 38.456833°N 118.764472°W / 38.456833; -118.764472 (K214FA )
LMS
K266AO
101.1 FM
Lovelock, Nevada
71804
73
635.9 m (2,086 ft)
D
40°7′4.6″N 118°43′42.5″W / 40.117944°N 118.728472°W / 40.117944; -118.728472 (K266AO )
LMS
K219BT
91.7 FM
Orovada, Nevada
50707
462
185 m (607 ft)
D
41°38′58.6″N 117°43′17.4″W / 41.649611°N 117.721500°W / 41.649611; -117.721500 (K219BT )
LMS
K214EV
90.7 FM
Winnemucca, Nevada
71824
17
561.8 m (1,843 ft)
D
41°0′38.5″N 117°46′3″W / 41.010694°N 117.76750°W / 41.010694; -117.76750 (K214EV )
LMS
K246CZ
97.1 FM
Big Piney, Wyoming
141766
10
0 m (0 ft)
D
42°19′29.5″N 110°19′11.8″W / 42.324861°N 110.319944°W / 42.324861; -110.319944 (K246CZ )
LMS
K269DE
101.7 FM
Buffalo, Wyoming
71831
10
0 m (0 ft)
D
44°20′28″N 106°48′25″W / 44.34111°N 106.80694°W / 44.34111; -106.80694 (K269DE )
LMS
K236BN
95.1 FM
Cody, Wyoming
71807
10
0 m (0 ft)
D
44°29′45.8″N 109°9′11.5″W / 44.496056°N 109.153194°W / 44.496056; -109.153194 (K236BN )
LMS
K210EL
89.9 FM
Diamondville, Wyoming
122019
23
270.1 m (886 ft)
D
41°50′12.8″N 110°30′7.6″W / 41.836889°N 110.502111°W / 41.836889; -110.502111 (K210EL )
LMS
K237FD
95.3 FM
Evanston, Wyoming
122019
11
472.2 m (1,549 ft)
D
41°21′12″N 110°54′31.6″W / 41.35333°N 110.908778°W / 41.35333; -110.908778 (K237FD )
LMS
K232CT
94.3 FM
Gillette, Wyoming
71830
14
133 m (436 ft)
D
44°12′33.9″N 105°28′3.9″W / 44.209417°N 105.467750°W / 44.209417; -105.467750 (K232CT )
LMS
K244DP
96.7 FM
Lander, Wyoming
71820
135
134 m (440 ft)
D
42°54′23.8″N 108°42′21.4″W / 42.906611°N 108.705944°W / 42.906611; -108.705944 (K244DP )
LMS
K201HM
88.1 FM
Laramie, Wyoming
12349
135
134 m (440 ft)
D
41°18′27.8″N 105°32′35.6″W / 41.307722°N 105.543222°W / 41.307722; -105.543222 (K201HM )
LMS
K226BN
93.1 FM
Lyman, Wyoming
71837
135
134 m (440 ft)
D
41°6′22.8″N 110°12′32.5″W / 41.106333°N 110.209028°W / 41.106333; -110.209028 (K226BN )
LMS
K257DP
99.3 FM
Pinedale, Wyoming
71838
14
137 m (449 ft)
D
42°50′38.7″N 109°55′31.5″W / 42.844083°N 109.925417°W / 42.844083; -109.925417 (K257DP )
LMS
K245BH
96.9 FM
Powell, Wyoming
71803
250
763.8 m (2,506 ft)
D
44°48′57.8″N 107°54′14.3″W / 44.816056°N 107.903972°W / 44.816056; -107.903972 (K245BH )
LMS
K269EG
101.7 FM
Rawlins, Wyoming
71827
207
46 m (151 ft)
D
41°46′14.8″N 107°14′19.1″W / 41.770778°N 107.238639°W / 41.770778; -107.238639 (K269EG )
LMS
K273BY
102.5 FM
Riverton, Wyoming
71802
115
79.7 m (261 ft)
D
43°2′37″N 108°26′25.3″W / 43.04361°N 108.440361°W / 43.04361; -108.440361 (K273BY )
LMS
K257EO
99.3 FM
Sheridan, Wyoming
71799
200
−26.7 m (−88 ft)
D
44°47′45.8″N 106°56′26.2″W / 44.796056°N 106.940611°W / 44.796056; -106.940611 (K257EO )
LMS
K208GF
89.9 FM
Thermopolis, Wyoming
71819
250
0 m (0 ft)
D
43°39′6.5″N 108°15′9.3″W / 43.651806°N 108.252583°W / 43.651806; -108.252583 (K208GF )
LMS
K219KZ
91.7 FM
Worland, Wyoming
71813
170
126 m (413 ft)
D
43°3′55.8″N 107°51′54.3″W / 43.065500°N 107.865083°W / 43.065500; -107.865083 (K219KZ )
LMS
References
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^ a b DeChick, Joe (July 27, 1985). "Audience picks up on religious station's signals" . Reno Gazette-Journal . Reno, Nevada. pp. 1D, 2D . Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ward, Peg (September 27, 1970). "Religious Radio Station Awaits Federal OK" . Nevada State Journal . Reno, Nevada. p. 6. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ DeChick, Joe (September 1, 1989). "Pam Everett quits KOH to seek degree in criminal justice" . Reno Gazette-Journal . Reno, Nevada. pp. 1D, 5D . Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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